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Until 2024, the police and crime commissioner was elected by the alternative vote electoral system (AV). Under AV, every voter has a first and second preference vote. Once all the first preference votes have been counted, a candidate is only elected if they have received more than 50% of the votes cast. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, all but the two highest polling candidates are eliminated and their second preference votes are allocated to the remaining candidates, where applicable.

From the 2024 election, police and crime commissioner elections will take place using the first past the post electoral system (FPTP). Under FPTP, every voter has one vote and the candidate with the highest number of votes is elected.